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Science Links

Earth from Space (http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/, 11-03-2008)
 
Contains satellite images of the world.

Endangered Earth (http://www.endangeredearth.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site focusing on endangered animals.

Exploring the Enivironment (http://www.cotf.edu/ete/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site about the Earth's environment, presented by NASA.

Global Warming Facts and Our Future (http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp, 11-03-2008)
 
An online exhibit on global warming, from the Marian Koshland Science Museum.

Visible Earth (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/, 11-03-2008)
 
Features images and animations of Earth from NASA.

Volcano World (http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site focusing on volcanos.

Africam (http://www.africam.com/wildlife/index.php, 11-03-2008)
 
Live webcams broadcasting from an African game reserve.

Animal Bytes (http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
A collection of media presented by the San Diego Zoo.

Virtual Cave (http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
A collection of cave photographs featuring caves from all over the world.

Visible Proofs (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
An online exhibtion from the National Library of Medicine focusing on forensics.

United Nations Atlas of the Oceans (http://www.oceansatlas.com/index.jsp, 11-03-2008)
 
The U.N. site focusing on the oceans of the world.

The Why Files (http://whyfiles.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
And online science news magazine.

CHEMystery (http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/, 11-03-2008)
 
An interactive chemistry textbook.

U.S. South Pole Station (http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/livingsouthpole/index.jsp, 11-03-2008)
 
The National Science Foundation's site about the American outpost in Antarctica.

Chemical Elements (http://www.chemicalelements.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
An online, interactive table of the elements.

Discovering Antarctica (http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/, 11-03-2008)
 
A website about Antarctica from the British Antarctic Survey.

Amphibiaweb (http://amphibiaweb.org//, 11-03-2008)
 
An online database focusing on amphibians.

American Field Guide (http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/, 11-03-2008)
 
This PBS site features over 1400 video clips of the American wild.

Forensics in the Classroom (http://www.trutv.com/forensics%5Fcurriculum/, 11-03-2008)
 
A set of online lessons in forensics from TruTV (formerly Court TV).

Geologic Time (http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
The Smithsonian's site on the different ages of the Earth.

Nova- Science in the News (http://www.science.org.au/nova/, 11-03-2008)
 
An online source for science news.

The Open Door (http://www.saburchill.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
Online science texts.

Plants-In-Motion (http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html, 11-03-2008)
 
Features time-lapse photography of plants.

Perfect Disaster (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/perfectdisaster/perfectdisaster.html?dcitc=w99-530-ah-0003, 11-03-2008)
 
The Discovery Channel's site on natural disasters.

Putting DNA to Work (http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitdna/index.jsp, 11-03-2008)
 
A site on DNA from the Marian Koshland Science Museum.

Rock Cycle (http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/rock_cycle.html, 11-03-2008)
 
A collection of flash animations about the rock cycle.

NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
The offical site of NASA.

WhaleNet (http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html, 11-03-2008)
 
Wheelock College's site on whales and marine research.

Zona Land (http://id.mind.net/~zona/, 11-03-2008)
 
Site focusing on physics and math.

The Physics Zone (http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/, 11-03-2008)
 
Online lessons and tutorials covering basic concepts in physics.

The Great Idea Finder (http://www.ideafinder.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site dedicated to the history of inventions and inventors.

Catching the Light (http://www.astropix.com/INDEX.HTM, 11-03-2008)
 
A site featuring digital astrophotography.

Becoming Human (http://www.becominghuman.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site about human evolution, featuring interactive multimedia.

Field Trip Earth (http://www.fieldtripearth.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
A set of online, virtual field trips to animal habitats.

Froguts (http://www.froguts.com/flash_content/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
An online flash simulation of frog dissection.

Net Frog (http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//, 11-03-2008)
 
An online interactive frog dissection, presented by the University of Virginia.

General Chemistry Online (http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml, 11-03-2008)
 
A college professor's chemistry site.

Nature (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/, 11-03-2008)
 
The companion site to the PBS series Nature.

The Galileo Project (http://galileo.rice.edu/, 11-03-2008)
 
A biographical site about Galileo and his daughter.

Earth Sky (http://www.earthsky.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
Science site featuring podcasts by scientists.

The Constellations (http://dibonsmith.com/menu.htm, 11-03-2008)
 
Features complete information about constellations and how to view them.

International Space Station Interactive Guide (http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm, 11-03-2008)
 
An interactive guide to the International Space Station, presented by NASA.

Journey Through the Galaxy (http://filer.case.edu/~sjr16/advanced/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
Includes information about our solar system, stars, and the life of the universe.

Map-a-Planet (http://www.mapaplanet.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
Site from the United States Geological Survey featuring images of the planets and moons of our solar system.

Mount Wilson Observatory (http://www.mtwilson.edu/, 11-03-2008)
 
The official stie of the Mount Wilson Observatory, featuring history of the observatory and a virtual tour.

Satellite Tracking (http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site from NASA that allows viewers to track the satellites orbiting the Earth.

Seeing Hearing and Smelling the World (http://www.hhmi.org/senses/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on the senses of sight, hearing, and smell.

vPlants (http://www.vplants.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
A virtual guide to plants, presented by The Morton Arboretum.

Cosmic Journey (http://www.aip.org/history/cosmology/, 11-03-2008)
 
This site presents the history of how humans viewed the cosmos.

Exploring Space - The Quest for Life (http://www.pbs.org/exploringspace/, 11-03-2008)
 
A PBS site on the search for life in the universe.

K-Paleo (http://paleo.cc/kpaleo.htm, 11-03-2008)
 
A guide to online sources related to paleontology.

Microbeworld (http://www.microbeworld.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site focusing on microbiology, including podcasts.

Microbe Zoo (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/, 11-03-2008)
 
A virtual zoo for microbes.

The Ocean Channel (http://www.ocean.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
Features stories, photographs, and videos about the oceans.

NOAA Ocean Explorer (http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/, 11-03-2008)
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's official site, featuring photographs and videos of the ocean, ocean life, and wrecks on the bottom of the sea.

North American Mammals (http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/, 11-03-2008)
 
The Smithsonian's online database of mammals native to North America.

Nova (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/photo51/, 11-03-2008)
 
The official site of PBS's science series Nova.

The Shape of Life (http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
The companion website for a documentary series about the diversity of animal life.

Science Master (http://www.sciencemaster.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
Features lessons, articles, and links about a variety of science topics.

HMChem (http://hmchem.cubicsci.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
A general chemistry site from textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin.

WebElements (http://www.webelements.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
An online periodic table of the elements.

Biodiversity and Conservation: The Web of Life (http://www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/, 11-03-2008)
 
A site from the Field Museum of Chicago, presented as part of the Year of Biodiversity and Conservation.

Forestry Images (http://www.forestryimages.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
An archive of images related to forestry.

Evolution (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/, 11-03-2008)
 
The companion site to the PBS documentary series.

eNature (http://www.enature.com/home/, 11-03-2008)
 
Searchable online field guides to plant and animal life.

The eSkeletons Project (http://www.eskeletons.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
Presents skeletons of humans and primates in both 2D and 3D formats and as animations.

How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
Scientific explanations of how the world works, with videos, quizzes, and top 10 lists.

How Products Are Made (http://www.madehow.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
Explains how a variety of products are manufactured.

MadSciNet (http://www.madsci.org/, 11-03-2008)
 
Allows students to get answers to their questions from scientists, and includes a searchable archive of over 36000 questions that have already been answered.

SciCentral (http://www.scicentral.com/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
An online gateway to current science news.

Science and Photography Through the Microscope (http://education.denniskunkel.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
A collection of photographs taken through a microscope.

Amazing Space (http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/, 11-03-2008)
 
A space-related site featuring the discoveries of the Hubble telescope.

National Marine Sanctuaries (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/welcome.html, 11-03-2008)
 
The official site of America's national marine sanctuaries, with images and information about them.

Explore Learning (http://www.explorelearning.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
A collection of interactive simulations of scientific concepts.

Inside the Cell (http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/index.html, 11-03-2008)
 
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences free online book about cells.

A Walk Through Time (http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html, 11-03-2008)
 
The history of the measurement of time.

Environmental news Network (http://www.enn.com/, 11-03-2008)
 
An online news source focusing on the environment.

Biology in Motion (http://www.biologyinmotion.com/, 11-05-2008)
 
Interactive learning activities related to biology.

Learn Genetics (http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/, 11-05-2008)
 
Interactive lessons on genetics from the University of Utah.

Astronomy & Space (http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/astronomy/index.jsp, 11-05-2008)
 
The National Science Foundation's site on current research in astronomy.

Reports from a Warming Planet (http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/earlysigns/index.html, 11-05-2008)
 
Stories about parts of the world affected by global warming.

Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe (http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/index.html, 11-05-2008)
 
This site focuses entirely on current scientific knowledge of antimatter.

Origins (http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/cern/index.html, 11-05-2008)
 
The Exploratorium's site about CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator.

The 8 Planets Solar System Tour (http://www.nineplanets.org/, 11-05-2008)
 
Features information on all eight planets in our solar system, as well as the dwarf planets, moons, and small bodies like asteroids.

Stephen Hawking's Universe (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html, 11-05-2008)
 
The onlin companion to the PBS documentary series.

PlanetQuest (http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/, 11-05-2008)
 
NASA's site about the search for worlds like Earth.

NASA Science (http://nasascience.nasa.gov/, 11-05-2008)
 
NASA's science site.

Insects on the Web (http://www.insects.org/index.html, 11-05-2008)
 
Extensive information about insects, including photographs and links to other sites.

exZOOberance (http://www.exzooberance.com/, 11-05-2008)
 
A collection of animal photographs.

National Wildlife Federation (http://www.nwf.org/, 11-05-2008)
 
The official site of the National Wildlife Federation.

Einstein: Image and Impact (http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/, 11-07-2008)
 
A biographical site about the famous and influential scientist.

National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery (http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.cfm?s=2, 04-03-2009)
 
Images, video, and audio from the National Science Foundation.

LearningScience.org (http://www.learningscience.org/index.htm, 04-03-2009)
 
Resources and interactive tools related to science.